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Gas, Grocery, Liquor in Quilcene, WAFri, 15 May 2015 01:33:57 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.pngQuilcene Village Store (360) 765-0190http://quilcenevillagestore.com
Quilcene Village Store Gas newshttp://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/05/15/quilcene-village-store-gas-news/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/05/15/quilcene-village-store-gas-news/#commentsFri, 15 May 2015 01:31:58 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/05/15/quilcene-village-store-gas-news/]]>We learned today that we can not get any premium gas without ethanol until about the END OF JUNE. We are so sorry to inconvenience anyone. We will carry premium gas with ethanol in the pump that used to be premium without ethanol. I will notify you when we get the ethanol free premium back. (

As a sad heads up, we have been told that they may be phasing all ethanol free gas out since it is sold in so few places. We will continue to get it as long as it seems a reasonable price.) We will still have ethanol free regular gas for now.

> We have locally grown tomato and other plant starts for your garden thanks to Serendipity, as well as two suppliers of organic GMO free seeds.

> Local greens should be coming soon.

> We have a new supplier for sweet and savory grab and go meals. Eight Arms Bakery in Olympia makes wonderful stuff!!! The hand pies are really good. Two I have tried are black bean or broccoli and cheese. There are also muffin pies both savory and sweet. We have some of their other baked goods. You will find their items in the grab and go case. We can order anything they make if you let staff know what you want. Here is a link http://8armsbakery.com/#about.
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> And if you haven’t tried the ice cream at Discovery Bay Village Store….it is time since the weather is warming up.
> Enjoy the great weather and eat locally.
> Cass

]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/05/15/quilcene-village-store-gas-news/feed/0storyboardproWine tasting this Thursday and a recipe too…http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/02/10/wine-tasting-this-thursday-and-a-recipe-too/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/02/10/wine-tasting-this-thursday-and-a-recipe-too/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 04:06:24 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/02/10/wine-tasting-this-thursday-and-a-recipe-too/]]>Please join us Thursday Feb. 12 from 6 to 7 for tasting of Wind Rose Cellars wine and assorted chocolates. Cost is $5— but it will be deducted from your $20 purchase of wine and/or chocolate. Perfect time to pick up some treats for the special folks in your life. Just two days until Valentines. See the end for a recipe from Wind Rose.

By the way there is a pancake breakfast on Sat. Feb 14 (8 am to 11 am) put on by the Lions that is a fund raiser for the Ruby Jean Murray Scholarship Endowment. Come have a good breakfast prepared by the Lions, see what is in the silent auction and donate to a good cause. Your contributions will go twice as far because there is up to $5000 available as matching funds, Eat, see friends and help Quilcene senior go to college for many years to come. Give a valentines gift to the whole town by helping our students.

Hope that you have been in and seen the new location for the alcohol and the new produce we are adding. We are committed to local and organic when possible, and if not available at at reasonable price, we get you the best we can find. We have cauliflower now ( plus broccoli, carrots, salad greens etc.) We will be getting Serendipity salad greens as soon as they are available (maybe next month)–but do have their great salad dressings and non local organic salad greens.

My favorite way to cook cauliflower has been to brown it in butter and olive oil. But recently I have have modified how I fix it—6 minutes to cook–max. In a large skillet add about two Tablespoons of water, enough cut up cauliflower and carrot pieces (baby carrots or inch long pieces) as you all will eat, The veggies should be in a single layer! COVER and cook for about 3 minutes. If you have added the right amount of water it will be all gone–if some remains, drain it off. Add a spritze or a Tablespoon or so of olive oil (or as much of what ever type of oil/butter) , and turn heat to high again, leave lid off and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring once or so….should get some gentle browning on both the carrots and cauliflower. Now I don’t like much salt and Tom doesn’t like herbs on his so I dish out the veggies and add some chopped green onion and cilantro to mine and let him salt his. (Mine is much prettier!) Fast, fresh, healthy and very tasty.

Quilcene Village Store has a new cooler by the front counter and it is filled with a great assortment of “grab and go” food —sandwiches, bagels, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, fruit, cookies etc. Check it out. Let us know if you want something added and we will try to get it for you.

Valentines Day is coming and we are ready to help you enjoy the day. We have a selection of great cards including humorous ones as well as lovely and sweet ones. We have a great selection of chocolates including some just for the occasion and wine for every taste.

To help you select your wine and chocolate we are having a tasting Thursday February 12—just in time for V day. We will have David from Wind Rose Cellars pouring some of his great wine and we will also have some chocolate samples for tasting. It will be from 6 PM until 7PM with a cost of $5 which will be deducted from your purchase if you purchases at least $20 of wine and chocolate.

Do stop by the store as it has been rearranged—the family area has moved and the alcohol is now in the front south corner of the store. Adina and her crew did a great job in getting it all moved.

Hope to see you on the 12th for a glass of wine.

Wind Rose Cellars wines

]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2015/02/01/wind-rose-cellars-wine-tasting-on-thursday-february-12-6-to-7-pm/feed/0storyboardproBring your sweetheart!Wind Rose Cellars winesQuilcene Village Store end of year special and hourshttp://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/12/16/quilcene-village-store-end-of-year-special-and-hours/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/12/16/quilcene-village-store-end-of-year-special-and-hours/#commentsTue, 16 Dec 2014 16:57:23 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/?p=260]]>If you purchase one of our wonderful fair traded baskets and add to it to make a gift basket you will receive 10% off of the basket and everything selected for the basket. These can make a great hostess gift, or fill it with treats for a special someone. Chocolates, wine, handmade soaps, tee shirts, local dried fruit, honey, coffee, tea….so many choices….Maybe not ice cream.

This offer will run from 12/16/14 thru the end of the year.

We also have wonderful wreaths made at Serendipity farm for you outside decorating–greens picked locally so they will really last a long time. Serenade Chocolate has made some cute little special four packs for the holidays. There are also some special deals in the liquor department. We also have cards, magazines and books.

Hours: ( I hope I have these right…phone numbers at end so you can check)

Both Stores will close at 6:30 PM Monday Dec. 22 for an employee party.

Both stores will be open until noon on Christmas Eve.

New Years Eve we will close at 5 so we can do end of year closing paperwork.

New Years Day we will be open as far as I know.

Of course you should be able to buy gas 24 hours a day–as long as we have power.

(and of course SeaChange has product for those so inclinded as well as some wonderful accessories)

Enjoy this HOLIDAY season with friends and family.

Cass

]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/12/16/quilcene-village-store-end-of-year-special-and-hours/feed/0storyboardproQuilcene Village Store is ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas and one recipe.http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/24/quilcene-village-store-is-ready-for-thanksgiving-and-christmas-and-one-recipe/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/24/quilcene-village-store-is-ready-for-thanksgiving-and-christmas-and-one-recipe/#commentsMon, 24 Nov 2014 00:43:15 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/?p=257]]>We hope you will do some of your holiday shopping with us. We have almost everything else to make your meal delicious and a little more local and organic. We don’t have turkeys—but let us know if next year you would like to order one from us.

Open on Thanksgiving from 7 to noon for your last minute needs.
For you we have:

Serendipity’s cranberry sauce…two types.

Pane d’Amore stuffing mix

Fresh sprigs of sage and rosemary

Sweet potatoes–they are so good baked at 425—no need for the marshmallows to make them sweet and tasty

celery –very important for stuffing and Waldorf salad—see my lighter version below

Straus Whipping cream–nothing richer

Premade refrigerated pie crusts both regular and graham cracker.

Canned pumpkin …to make a pie filling

Fresh cranberries–making your own is soo easy (buying Serendipity’s is even easier) and MUCH better than canned.

And of course a great selection of wines and alcohol.

Mention this email and you will get 10% off of any one of the listed items (limit one bottle of wine or alcohol)

We have changed over towinter hours––so please note the changes.
Monday thru Thursday we are open 7 to 7.
Friday hours 7AM to 8PM
Saturday 8 to 8.
Sunday 8 to 7PM.

Recipe for Cass’s Better Waldorf Salad..
Fresh salad greens–I like a mix.
Pecans toasted for 10 mins at 250—I use my toaster oven and broken up a little
Thinly sliced celery
Right before serving cut an apple into thin bite sized slices
Optional—dried cranberries or pomegranate seeds
Dressing—Seasoned Rice vinegar (available at QVS) and olive olive oil with a grating of lemon rind.

Assemble the lettuce, celery, cranberries or pomegranate seeds. Top with the sliced apples, and pour dressing on the apples, add the toasted pecans and then toss. Pouring the dressing on the apples helps keep them from discoloring. adding nuts last keeps them a little crisper.
Amounts and proportions are up to you. I tend to use a little more oil than vinegar but traditionally most recipes say 3 oil to 1 vinegar. I always cut the oil back from that…but the seasoned rice vinegar is very mild so you can use even less oil.
Happy turkey day to you all!!!
Cass

]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/24/quilcene-village-store-is-ready-for-thanksgiving-and-christmas-and-one-recipe/feed/0storyboardproQuilcene Village store Holiday Season is startinghttp://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/14/quilcene-village-store-holiday-season-is-starting/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/14/quilcene-village-store-holiday-season-is-starting/#commentsFri, 14 Nov 2014 16:46:37 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/14/quilcene-village-store-holiday-season-is-starting/]]>
> The stores are getting some of the basics for the holidays–spices, stuffing mix, etc. We have a good selection of baskets which can be filled for lovely gifts–wine, chocolate, hand made cards, tee shirts, lip balms etc. Something to make everyone happy.
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> Join old and new friends in decorating the town! Come to the Christmas tree near the post office this Saturday at 8:30 AM and we will have lights to give out so we can light up the town! Come help. The following Saturday we will continue. It is great fun to do and it makes the dark nights a little brighter in Quilcene.
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> The official Santa lighting of the Quilcene Christmas tree will take place Saturday Dec. 6th about 5 PM. Santa will arrive, cookies and juice will be served–come join the town for a song to kick of the season!
> Cass]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/11/14/quilcene-village-store-holiday-season-is-starting/feed/0storyboardproQVS has oystershttp://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/04/qvs-has-oysters/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/04/qvs-has-oysters/#commentsThu, 04 Sep 2014 22:12:34 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/?p=253]]>We have fresh oysters in pint jars—just what you need for dinner tonight!!! Oyster shooters, oyster stew, oyster pasta,deep fried, gumbo….here are 80 recipes for you. http://allrecipes.com/recipes/ingredients/seafood/shellfish/oysters/

]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/04/qvs-has-oysters/feed/0storyboardproQVS and DBVS and SeaChange updatehttp://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/02/qvs-and-dbvs-and-seachange-update/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/02/qvs-and-dbvs-and-seachange-update/#commentsTue, 02 Sep 2014 14:00:18 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/02/qvs-and-dbvs-and-seachange-update/]]>Quilcene Village Store is carrying produce from at least Frenetic, Dharma Ridge, Red Dog, Serendipity and Sisco (local) farms, I am so impressed with all the hard working farmers. We are fortunate to get produce grown within miles– on the day it is picked.

For a small sweet treat we have six new flavors of honey sticks—at 25 cents each. And the Kezita probiotic drinks come highly rated.

I also want to put a plug in for Jose’s in Sequim. He expanded his business to include a sit down restaurant–or take out.. We again ate there and it was so good…he has an amazing salsa bar so you can top off you tacos, burritos, etc. exactly as you want. Here is a link to Yelp reviews-

Discovery Bay Village Store has new flavors of ice cream including Bourbon Praline Ribbon, Mint Chip, and Blueberry Cream. They also have new hours—8 to 8 Seven days a week. Their phone number is 385-1380. QVS phone number is 765-0190.

SeaChange will be open at 10 to 8 on Saturdays until the supply increases. Last week they were able to open on Sunday also. The phone number there is 385-1320. And the web site is

]]>http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/09/02/qvs-and-dbvs-and-seachange-update/feed/0storyboardproQVS, DBVS and SeaChange update, and 2 recipeshttp://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/08/09/qvs-dbvs-and-seachange-update-and-2-recipes/
http://quilcenevillagestore.com/2014/08/09/qvs-dbvs-and-seachange-update-and-2-recipes/#commentsSat, 09 Aug 2014 15:55:59 +0000http://quilcenevillagestore.com/?p=250]]>Tonight we went to the Quilcene Museum Wine tasting…a great annual event. Finn River was giving tastes of their Cacao—but had none for sale and I wanted others to know they are for sale at QVS (along with many other of the wines at the tasting) And if we don’t carry it, ask if we can. Tom and I stopped and bought one of the Cacao after the tasting. So once I have sent this out….

The Discovery Bay Village Store has some new flavors of ice cream…peach is full of fresh peach flavor, run raisin is back, coffee rocky road, etc. But what I did not know before is they have GLUTEN Free ice cream cones.

Lentils….I generally think there is nothing wrong with them other than they lack flavor and interest. But I love risotto –but feel it should be reserved for special events. Well, I came across a Lentil risotto that was fabulous and made the lentils very tasty and had the protein from the lentils…a real winner. The secret is to soak the lentils over night (more or less) so they cook in the same time as the rice. I cooked it my in a pressure cooker ( which is my favorite way to cook many things) but I am sure it would work in your regular recipe.

Lentil Risotto

Soak 1 cup of lentils over night/or all day. Chop one large onion and saute in a little olive oil. Add one cup of arborio rice and saute a little, add two smashed garlic cloves. The recipe called for 3.25 cups of vegetable broth and I used almost a cup of white wine for part of that. Add the drained lentils. In a pressure cooker you add all of the liquid, put the lid on and cook 7 minutes and it is perfect.

(I just reread the recipe and discovered it called for no onion but celery and parsley–I am sure that would be good too…I really can’t follow a recipe I guess) Now if you don’t have a pressure cooker, please use your usual method of adding the liquid slowly and stirring. One could add cheese if desired but we felt it was great without.

The other recipe I am sharing comes from a customer who modified it from a recent issue of Food and Wine. An easy no cook hollandidaise sauce that keeps for several days in the refrigerator…amazing and good.

The ice cream is locally made, artisan quality, created by Olympic Mountain Ice Cream http://olympicmountainicecream.com/index.php. Check out their flavors. We can’t carry them all (just 8 at a time) but we will rotate the types and you might be able to help decide.

Oh, yes, there is more than hand scooped ice cream…the store is smaller than QVS but has an amazing selection of wonderful food—-many you will recognize from QVS. Drip coffee will be QuilBilly blend. There is a good selection of wines, beers and soft drinks, every type of chips( it seems) and some real food. When you stop by be patient, there are many unexpected challenges when opening a new store.

There will be a grand opening latter…maybe 4th of July weekend…with other exciting things happening at that time.

But stop by soon…DBVS will be open 7 days a week—8 to 8 I think. The store looks amazing inside—great work has been done. Let staff know what you want to see carried and we will see if it is possible. And you NEED ice cream cones.